Today I want to share some fitness tips on the Pilates Intermediate Matwork Exercise Swimming. Swimming is a lot of fun in a pool, and a little more of a challenge out of the water on the mat in Pilates class. But practicing this exercise on the mat can really help improve strength in the back of the whole body from your arms, shoulders, and upper back, through the lower back and into the hips and legs.
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Pilates Matwork Exercise Tips: Slow Swimming to Improve Hip Extension and Back Strength
Anna Graceman is My Inspiration to be a Superstar!
I believe all of us are here on this planet with a mission to achieve. And whatever we do, we should strive for Superstar status, doing the very best we can, and giving it all we’ve got. I came across this video by 11 year old singer-songwriter (Yep – 11 years old!) Anna Graceman – and I have to say, she’s rocked my world and given me a swift kick in the rear of inspiration to work towards Superstar status for the things I love doing and am passionate about for work, play, fitness, health, and life!
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Foot Care Tips for Quick, Easy, Do-It-Yourself Foot Pain Relief for Sore, Tired, and Achy Feet with a Mini-Massage Ball
Here are some simple foot-care tips to relieve foot pain and enjoy a relaxing foot massage with a mini-massage ball for healthy and happy feet.
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Anytime Foot Care Stretch for Your Toes, Ankles, Calves and Legs
Foot-on-Foot Calf Stretch
This easy foot care exercise will stretch your toes, foot, ankle, calf, and hamstring muscles. It’s excellent for stiff toes, tight ankles, and plantar fasciitis problems. Use this foot fitness exercise to increase flexibility, and reduce risk of injury to your feet, ankles, and lower legs. You can practice this foot fitness exercise anytime – great after a long walk or run, during your cool-down stretch after Pilates or other exercise programs, and can even be done sitting in your chair at work!
No excuses…Â Now you can quickly sneak in a couple of extra foot, calf, and hamstring stretches throughout your day to help keep you healthy and fit!
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Get Healthy, Pain-Free Feet with Exercises on the Yamuna Foot Savers
This easy foot fitness exercise is done with the Yamuna Foot Savers. Using Foot Savers for foot care is a great way to stretch and relax tight muscles through the arch and entire sole of the foot. Use this great foot-care product to help reduce foot pain, Plantar Fasciitis, and other foot muscle injuries.  Answer the questions in my quick foot care quiz and discover how Foot Savers can help keep your feet healthy and fit.Â
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Improve Posture and Chest Flexibility with this Easy Corner Wall Stretch
Here’s an easy exercise for a heart opening chest stretch. Improve flexibility for the chest, arms, & shoulders. Enhance posture for Pilates, fitness, & daily life.
When we think about improving posture and avoiding that hunched over Quasimodo look. It’s important to balance out the upper body by increasing upper back strength (to help hold us vertical,) and stretching the front of the body to open the chest so we can stand up tall. In order to get the best benefits to balance this relationship between the upper back and front of the body, we’ve got to start by opening the chest.
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Fantastic Feet Exercise to Stretch the Toes & Find The Knuckles
Are you ready to go on a search to find the knuckles of your feet?
Our hands and feet are pretty similar (with the exception of the thumb!) You know how when you make a fist with your hand, how all of your knuckles pop up? Well, we’re going to play with making that same thing happen with your feet today!
Finding your knuckles helps stretch the top of the foot and the toes, and starts to strengthen the arches reinforcing the direction the toes should be bending when you push off your foot to walk and run. If you have stiff ankles and toes, flat feet, or hammer toes, this easy foot fitness exercise will be especially helpful for your foot care program.
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Foot Fitness Exercise: Flexing the Ankle for an Effective Calf Stretch
Today’s foot fitness tip is especially important for runners, walkers. It also can benefit people with lower back issues. I’m going to share my “secrets for success” in improving leg, ankle, and foot flexibility with an easy and effective calf stretch. Whether you’re fit with no injuries, or are experiencing back pain, or just have tight lower back muscles from lifestyle habits or vigorous workouts taking the time to stretch your ankles and calf muscles can help keep both your legs and lower back in great shape! Check out this video clip to discover how to get the most from your calf stretch.
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